Protect your camera from fogging up

When you’re shooting in cold weather conditions, there are a number of considerations that you need to remember when shooting, and one of them is that a cold camera will tend to fog up once you move back into a warm environment.

This isn’t just annoying, but that moisture build-up on the camera could get inside the optics or the electronics and cause issues. Maybe not at first, but down the line you could hit a snag with corrosion or mold. Here’s how you prevent it.

When you go outside into sub-zero temperatures, take a plastic bag with you… one that will fit over the entire camera/lens unit. Before moving back inside, stuff your camera into the bag and seal it up.

Moisture from the air, which would normally be attracted to the cold camera body, will now accumulate on the bag instead of on the equipment. Give the whole thing twenty minutes to a half hour to warm up and then open up the bag and remove your warm, dry gear.